ANTH0275A-S21
Cities of Hope and Despair
Cities of Hope and Despair
Why have some cities outlasted empires and nation states while others exist on the edge of marginality and loss? In this course, we will use historical and contemporary examples to explore the rise and fall of urban centers around the world. What is the meaning of urbanity across cultures? What different purposes do cities serve? What challenges confront them, from climate change to gang warfare to new forms of human precarity? In this course we will also investigate how processes like colonialism, imperialism, and global migration shape the evolution of cities and how they exist in our imaginaries. 3 hrs. lect.
Why have some cities outlasted empires and nation states while others exist on the edge of marginality and loss? In this course, we will use historical and contemporary examples to explore the rise and fall of urban centers around the world. What is the meaning of urbanity across cultures? What different purposes do cities serve? What challenges confront them, from climate change to gang warfare to new forms of human precarity? In this course we will also investigate how processes like colonialism, imperialism, and global migration shape the evolution of cities and how they exist in our imaginaries. 3 hrs. lect.
- Term:
- Spring 2021
- Location:
- Johnson Memorial Building 304(JHN 304)
- Schedule:
- 2:00pm-3:15pm on Monday, Wednesday (Feb 24, 2021 to May 21, 2021)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Course Modality:
- Blended
- Instructors:
- Trinh Tran
- Subject:
- Anthropology
- Department:
- Anthropology
- Division:
- Social Sciences
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CMP SOC
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22482
- Subject Code:
- ANTH
- Course Number:
- 0275
- Section Identifier:
- A